Book Club - Halloween Haunts
In last week's thread, both Karloff and Lugosi were noted for their horror icon status, and now I find out the story we just read was adapted and starred them both!
I honestly thought the story was spookier before its ending - the fact that it's based on true events, for one thing, and that it shows how easily one can turn a blind eye to atrocities when there is something to be gained...be it money, or the assistant position Fettes was so happy to hold...
I found a review that stated Macfarlane was a prototype for both Jekyll and Hyde, which Stevenson published two years after this.
Still sticking with this sense of classics, I was reminded of John William Polidori's, The Vampyre.
The first vampire tale, in fact, as taken from a famous contest between Polidori, Lord Byron, and Mary and Percy Shelley.
And don't forget to check out Monster of Monsters when you're done!
Happy Haunts through Halloween!!
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